New journal title for the Library's collections

Celebrity Studies focuses on the critical exploration of celebrity, stardom and fame. It seeks to make sense of celebrity by drawing upon a range of inter-disciplinary approaches, media forms, historical periods and national contexts.

Citing Audiovisual items

The British Universities Film & Video Council (BUFVC) has issued guidelines to encourage the best practices in citing any kind of audiovisual item. They cover: film; television programs; radio programs; audio recordings; DVD extras; clips; trailers; advertisements; non-broadcast, amateur and archive material; podcasts; vodcasts; and games.

Keeping up with journal literature

Introduction

This is a general guide to starting your research for Film & Media Studies. For more in-depth help, click on one of the subject tabs such as Television or Film Studies. Each subject tab provides more information on the resources the Library has available.

Using the Library Catalog for Film & Media Resources

The links below take you to the online catalog while the others are subject searches within the catalog.

Selected Article Indexes for Film & Media Studies

A comprehensive survey of current publications related to film scholarship alongside detailed filmographies. This collection includes the FIAF International Index to Film Periodicals Database and the detailed and complementary filmographies created by the American Film Institute (AFI) and the British Film Institute.

VAST includes selected content from almost every Alexander Street Press individual video collection, and also many other videos not in those collections. The database covers the following subject areas and more: art, architecture, business, counseling and therapy, dance, economics, education, ethnic studies, ethnography, gay and lesbian studies, health, history, humanities, law and public safety, literature, opera, philosophy, political science, rehabilitation and sports medicine, feature films (including contemporary world cinema and silent films), psychology, religion, science, theatre, musical performance, and women's studies.

Keeping up with the journal literature

Want an easy way to keep up with the journal literature for all facets of Film Studies? And you use a mobile device? You can install the BrowZine app and create a custom Bookshelf of your favorite journal titles. Then you will get the Table of Contents (ToCs) of your favorite journals automatically delivered to you when they become available. Once you have the ToC's you can download and read the articles you want.

You can get the app from the App Store or Google Play.

Don't own or use a mobile device? You can still use BrowZine! It's now available in a web version. You can get to it here. The web version works the same way as the app version. Find the journals you like, create a custom Bookshelf, get ToCs and read the articles you want.